I turned an old Android phone into a home server, and it’s more useful than my Raspberry Pi
…has over a Raspberry Pi as a home server is its built-in hardware feature. Which feature is that? A A dedicated GPU for rendering B A built-in UPS in the…
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I switched from streaming to self-hosting my media — it cost more than I expected
…He's written about everything from UI and UX changes across various apps to emerging software and AI trends. At XDA, he showcases his versatility in the tech reporting space with articles…
Local LLMs weren't enough, so I use a two-tier system that keeps my sensitive stuff offline
…In my experience, that's a smarter and safer way to work with AI. Related After a year of self-hosting LLMs, I realized the real bottleneck isn’t the GPU Hardware…
I used my local LLM to rebuild my workflow from scratch, and it was better than I expected
…Related I turned my home server into an AI appliance, and this is the stack that actually stuck My reliable, low-friction self-hosted AI productivity setup. My non-negotiable productivity workflow…
Krita's AI plugins do what Photoshop charges $120 a year for, and the results surprised me
…host image generation models on a local GPU and use AI features on FOSS apps. In fact, I’ve been tinkering with an AI-heavy Krita instance for the last couple of…
Running Ollama on a 15W CPU sounded ridiculous until I got it working with decent results
…Servers in datacenters are spun up to handle incoming requests, and you've probably read a news feature or two on just how much power these vast complexes require for handling AI…
SSD prices aren't coming down anytime soon, but used enterprise SSDs could be the answer you're looking for
…year, few people would have imagined the snowstorm enveloping SSDs and graphics cards, too. Due to unprecedented demand from AI data centers, manufacturers pivoted to enterprise memory and storage, leaving little silicon…
I asked Claude to improve my home lab and it was wild
…If your server rack is starting to feel like a burden instead of a playground, it might be time to invite an AI agent into your home lab. Of course, Claude is…
I replaced my ChatGPT subscription with a local AI coding tool and haven't looked back
…Plugging Qwen into VS Code via the Continue extension is what made me realize how powerful local AI can be . Continue takes over Copilot's usual job inside VS Code, and gives…
A used Mac Mini could be great for your home lab, but take a look at regular mini PCs first
…Mac Mini holds a specific, meaningful advantage is local AI inference. Apple Silicon uses a unified memory architecture, meaning the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine all draw from the same memory pool…